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AVL UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED

#01067795 · Active · Incorporated 1972-08-24 (54y 2m) · Last filing 2026-09-18 (1mo ago)
Industrials · SIC 71122 · M Professional, Scientific & Technical Activities · Full accounts
Accounts due 2027-09-30 (in 11 months) · Confirmation due 2027-05-30 (in 7 months) · No watchouts on the register

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Cash

£441k

-92.8% lowest in 3 filed years

Net assets

£8.8m

+8.1% vs 2024

Employees

160

-7% lowest in 3 filed years

Profit before tax

£879k

-80.6% lowest in 3 filed years

Accounts

3-year trend · Δ = latest vs prior filed period · latest reflected 2025-12-31

Metric Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31 Δ vs prior
Turnover £84,082,002£65,612,523£42,690,107 -34.9%
Operating profit £1,807,313£3,649,345£377,236 -89.7%
Profit before tax £2,728,180£4,539,287£878,756 -80.6%
Net profit £2,067,496£3,405,218£657,933 -80.7%
Cash £449,742£6,153,224£440,544 -92.8%
Total assets less current liabilities £11,959,303£10,567,981£9,988,282 -5.5%
Net assets £10,194,796£8,100,014£8,757,947 +8.1%
Equity £10,194,796£8,100,014£8,757,947 +8.1%
Average employees 164172160 -7%
Wages £10,385,676£12,183,366£10,751,424 -11.8%
Directors' remuneration £373,022£283,068— —
Directors' pension contributions £40,991£29,514— —
Highest paid director £373,022£283,068— —

Values shown as filed in the company's annual accounts. — indicates the figure wasn't present under that line item in that period. The Δ column is the change from the prior filed period as a percentage of |prior|; lines a company doesn't report show —. About these numbers

Ratios

Computed from the line items above — sparklines read oldest → newest

Ratio Trend 2023-12-312024-12-312025-12-31
Operating margin 2.1%5.6%0.9%
Net margin 2.5%5.2%1.5%
Return on capital employed 15.1%34.5%3.8%
Gearing (liabilities / total assets) 79.5%70.7%65.7%
Current ratio 1.30x1.57x1.60x
Interest cover 40.56x76.86x—

Margins divide P&L lines by turnover. Gearing is liabilities over total assets. Current ratio is current assets over creditors falling due within one year. Interest cover is operating profit over absolute finance costs. Sector-distribution context coming next.

Name history

Renamed 1 time since incorporation

  1. AVL UNITED KINGDOM LIMITED 1986-01-27 → present
  2. AVL INSTRUMENTATION LIMITED 1972-08-24 → 1986-01-27

Audit & accounting basis

Accounting basis
FRS 102
Reporting scope
Standalone (parent only)
Auditor
Banks Sheridan
Audit opinion
Unqualified (clean)
Going concern
Affirmed

“The directors are not aware of any uncertainties regarding the company's ability to continue as a going concern and after reviewing the company's orderbook and forecasts, the directors are satisfied that the company has adequate resources to continue in operational existence”

Auditor, going-concern and subsidiary information is drawn from the narrative of the latest annual accounts. About these numbers

People

2 active · 11 resigned

Name Role Appointed Born Nationality
CROWE, Stephen James Secretary 2023-09-15 — —
SALZINGER, Robert Josef Director 2024-08-31 Jun 1974 Austrian
Show 11 resigned officers
Name Role Appointed Resigned
MATTHEWS, David Michael Secretary — 1997-08-31
SWEENEY, Sian Margaret Secretary 2003-07-28 2023-09-15
WHITBY, Ronald Secretary 1997-09-01 2003-07-28
BRIDDEN, Paul Mark Director 2004-07-01 2006-02-01
CIRIELLO, Antonio Director 2003-12-18 2024-08-31
GURDEN, Richard Michael Director 2000-05-08 2003-12-18
LIST, Hans, Professor Director — 1992-09-15
LIST, Helmut Oskar Director — 2026-05-31
MARTYR, Anthony John Director 2003-12-18 2007-10-25
READ, John Marshal Director — 2000-04-30
SWANN, Jaimie Director 2004-06-28 2005-11-21

Ownership

Persons with significant control

Name Kind Nature of control Notified Status
Avl Uk Holdings Ltd Corporate entity Shares 75–100% 2016-04-06 Active

Filing timeline

Last 20 of 147 total filings

Date Type Category Description
2026-09-18 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2026-06-08 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2026-05-21 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2025-09-24 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full PDF
2025-05-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-10-03 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2024-09-12 TM01 officers Termination director company with name termination date PDF
2024-09-12 AP01 officers Appoint person director company with name date PDF
2024-05-16 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2024-02-19 CH01 officers Change person director company with change date PDF
2023-09-15 AP03 officers Appoint person secretary company with name date PDF
2023-09-15 TM02 officers Termination secretary company with name termination date PDF
2023-08-02 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2023-05-26 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2022-09-21 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2022-05-19 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2021-09-16 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2021-05-17 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF
2020-12-17 AA accounts Accounts with accounts type full
2020-05-27 CS01 confirmation-statement Confirmation statement with no updates PDF

Public-record activity

Raw counts from Companies House — last 12–24 months

Filings
3

last 12 months

Capital events
0

last 24 months

Officers appointed
0

last 12 months

Officers resigned
1

last 12 months

Direct counts from the register. No score, no rating — see the Filing timeline for the underlying events.

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